Nearly a year after a devastating tornado struck St. Louis, a group of area electrical industry firms and skilled trades unions—dubbed ReConnect STL—has been honored for the team’s efforts to get the power turned back on in the city.
Whether it’s an airport renovation, water treatment facility replacement or ground-up hospital construction, large-scale projects are shaping the construction industry in the St. Louis area, and business is thriving, McCoy says.
The Pentagon awarded $260 million in contracts spanning restoration at the U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel, Gulf dredging and Pacific base upgrades.
In halting Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise goals, Mayor Cara Spencer cites new Trump administration rules that could withhold or cut funding for cities that offer such programs.
Shutdown of city program that used federal funds to fix up dilapidated buildings and recoup costs through tax liens against property owners comes day before lawsuit is filed that details irregularities.
Protecting delicate and rare plants and trees from around the world was one of the challenges of building the Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis.